COMMITTEE FOR TRANSPORTATION MOBILITY AND ACCESSIBILITY MINUTES

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1 COMMITTEE FOR TRANSPORTATION MOBILITY AND ACCESSIBILITY CALL TO ORDER Thursday, January 12, 2017 MINUTES The Regular Meeting of the Committee for Transportation Mobility and Accessibility (CTMA) was called to order at 10:10 a.m. by Chairperson Morrow in Building B-106, Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA), 3331 North First Street, San José, California. 1. ROLL CALL Attendee Name Title Status Kathy Bonilla Member Present Jeffrey Darling Member Present Christine Fitzgerald Member Present Troy Hernandez Member Absent Cheryl Hewitt Member Present Melba Holliday Member Present Jeffery Jokinen First Vice Chairperson Absent John Macon Member Present Lupe Medrano Member Present Laura Michels Member Present Alexandra Morris Member Present Aaron Morrow Chairperson Present Judy Nguyen Member Present David Robinson Member Absent Dilip Shah Member Present Chaitanya Vaidya Second Vice Chairperson Present Lori Williamson Member Present Hope Cahan Representative/Board Chairperson Chavez CTMA Ex-Officio Present A quorum was present. 2. Orders of the Day Chairperson Morrow noted staff s request to remove Agenda Item #17., Receive and review the Next Network Paratransit Service Area Analysis from the Agenda. the Orders of the Day North First Street San Jose, CA Administration Customer Service

2 3. INTRODUCTION OF AUDIENCE MEMBERS Robert Gebo, Regional Transportation Services Supervisor; Loren Rosiles, Management Analyst; Patty Talbot, MV Transportation; Tina Yoke, Procurement, Contracts and Materials Manager; Jay Tyree, Transportation Planner; Inez Evans, Chief Operating Officer; Jolene Bradford, Public Communications Specialist II; Tony Hung, Customer Service Supervisor; Stephen Flynn, Advisory Committee Coordinator; Richard Weiner, Nelson\Nygaard; Angelique Gaeta, Chief of Staff; Leslie Garcia, Office Specialist II; Louise Sylvester, Interested Citizen; and Allen Jones, Silicon Valley Council of the Blind. Chairperson Morrow welcomed the new CTMA members to the Committee. 4. PUBLIC PRESENTIONS There were no Public Presentations. 5. Election of Committee Chairperson, First Vice Chairperson, and Second Vice Chairperson for 2017 Stephen Flynn, Advisory Committee Coordinator, provided a brief overview of the staff memo. He indicated Member Fitzgerald expressed interest in serving as Chairperson for 2017; First Vice Chairperson Jokinen expressed interest in remaining in his position for 2017; Chairperson Morrow expressed interest in serving as First Vice Chairperson for 2017; and, Member Medrano expressed interest in serving as Second Vice Chairperson for Chairperson Morrow opened the floor for additional nominations for Chairperson for Member Shah nominated Chairperson Morrow to serve as Chairperson for Chairperson Morrow declined the nomination. M/S/C (Morrow/Vaidya) to elect Member Fitzgerald as Chairperson for RESULT: APPROVED [UNANIMOUS] SECONDED: Vaidya, Second Vice Chairperson AYES: Bonilla, Darling, Fitzgerald, Hewitt, Holiday, Macon, Medrano, Michels, Morris, Morrow, Nguyen, Shah, Vaidya, Williamson NOES: None ABSENT: Hernandez, Jokinen, Robinson M/S/C (Vaidya/Morrow) to elect Chairperson Morrow to serve as First Vice Chairperson for Committee for Transportation Mobility & Accessibility Minutes Page 2 of 9 January 12, 2017

3 RESULT: APPROVED [UNANIMOUS] SECONDED: Vaidya, Second Vice Chairperson AYES: Darling, Fitzgerald, Hewitt, Holiday, Macon, Medrano, Michels, Morris, Morrow, Nguyen, Shah, Vaidya, Williamson NOES: None M/S/F (Michels/Medrano) on a vote of 5 ayes to 5 noes to 3 abstentions to elect Member Medrano to serve as Second Vice Chairperson for Members Fitzgerald, Hewitt, Morrow, Shah and Vaidya opposed. Members Macon, Morris and Nguyen abstained. RESULT: FAILED FIRST: Michels, Member SECONDED: Medrano, Member AYES: Darling, Holliday, Medrano, Michels, Williamson NOES: Fitzgerald, Hewitt, Morrow, Shah, Vaidya ABSTAINED: Macon, Morris, Nguyen M/S/F (Morrow/Shah) on a vote of 5 ayes to 5 noes to 3 abstentions to elect Member Vaidya to serve as Second Vice Chairperson for Members Darling, Holliday, Medrano, Michels, and Williamson opposed. Members Macon, Morris and Nguyen abstained. RESULT: FAILED SECONDED: Shah, Member AYES: Fitzgerald, Hewitt, Morrow, Shah, Vaidya NOES: Darling, Holliday, Medrano, Michels, Williamson ABSTAINED: Macon, Morris, Nguyen M/S/F (Michels/Medrano) on a vote of 5 ayes to 5 noes to 7 abstentions to elect Member Medrano to serve as Second Vice Chairperson for Members Fitzgerald, Hewitt, Morrow, Shah and Vaidya opposed. Members Macon, Norris, and Nguyen abstained. RESULT: FAILED FIRST: Michels, Member SECONDED: Medrano, Member AYES: Darling, Holliday, Medrano, Michels, Williamson NOES: Fitzgerald, Hewitt, Morrow, Shah, Vaidya Committee for Transportation Mobility & Accessibility Minutes Page 3 of 9 January 12, 2017

4 M/S/F (Morrow/Shah) on a vote of 5 ayes to 5 noes to 7 abstentions to elect Member Vaidya to serve as Second Vice Chairperson for Members Darling, Holliday, Medrano, Michels, and Williamson opposed. Members Macon, Morris and Nguyen abstained. RESULT: FAILED SECONDED: Shah, Member AYES: Fitzgerald, Hewitt, Morrow, Shah, Vaidya NOES: Darling, Holliday, Medrano, Michels, Williamson ABSTAINED: Macon, Morris, Nguyen Mr. Flynn indicated the election of Second Vice Chairperson would be tabled until the March 2017 meeting. On order of Chairperson Morrow and there being no objection, the election of Second Vice Chairperson for 2017 was deferred to the March 9, 2017, Committee meeting. 6. Board of Directors Report Hope Cahan, Policy Advisor to Board Chairperson Cindy Chavez, provided a report from the January 5, 2017, Board of Directors meeting, highlighting: 1) contract for security services and a request for further training for officers on engaging riders with special needs; 2) fare policy; 3) draft transit service plan and revenue and cost implications; 4) VTA s relationships with transit partners; 5) paratransit policies; and 6) funding for Caltrain electrification and VTA s contribution. Upon inquiry, Aaron Vogel, Regional Transportation Services Manager and Staff Liaison, provided clarification of Caltrain representation. the Board of Directors Report. CONSENT AGENDA 7. Regular Meeting Minutes of June 10, 2015 M/S/C (Medrano/Vaidya) to approve the Regular Meeting Minutes of June 10, Regular Meeting Minutes of October 7, 2015 M/S/C (Medrano/Vaidya) to approve the Regular Meeting Minutes of October 7, Regular Meeting Minutes of January 11, 2016 M/S/C (Medrano/Vaidya) to approve the Regular Meeting Minutes of January 11, Regular Meeting Minutes of April 13, 2016 M/S/C (Medrano/Vaidya) to approve the Regular Meeting Minutes of April 13, Committee for Transportation Mobility & Accessibility Minutes Page 4 of 9 January 12, 2017

5 11. Regular Meeting Minutes of June 8, 2016 M/S/C (Medrano/Vaidya) to approve the Regular Meeting Minutes of June 8, Regular Meeting minutes of October 12, 2016 M/S/C (Medrano/Vaidya) to approve the Regular Meeting Minutes of October 12, January 2, 2017 Transit Service Changes M/S/C (Medrano/Vaidya) to receive a report on the January 2, 2017 Transit Service Changes. 14. (Removed from the Consent Agenda and Placed on the Regular Agenda.) Receive the FY2017 First Quarter Transit Operations Performance Report. 15. Chief Operating Officer's Report M/S/C (Medrano/Vaidya) to receive the Chief Operating Officer's Report. RESULT: APPROVED [UNANIMOUS] Consent Agenda Items 7-13; 15 SECONDED: Vaidya, Second Vice Chairperson AYES: Darling, Fitzgerald, Hewitt, Holiday, Macon, Medrano, Michels, Morris, Morrow, Nguyen, Shah, Vaidya, Williamson NOES: None REGULAR AGENDA The Agenda was taken out of order. 14. FY2017 First Quarter Transit Operations Performance Report Chairperson Morrow questioned the dip in ridership for Inez Evans, Chief Operating Officer, noted several factors have contributed to low ridership numbers, including weather, low gas prices, and slowdowns on the Mountain View Line due to construction and Tasman Line signal timing. Members of the Committee discussed the following: 1) impact of Uber and Lyft; 2) need for additional shelters; and 3) fare structure. Ms. Evans indicated VTA is looking into On-Demand services to assist with first and last mile concerns. Chairperson Morrow noted an item addressing additional bus stop shelters would be presented at a future meeting. Member Shah requested the age of eligibility for senior passes be decreased from 65 to 58. the FY2017 First Quarter Transit Operations Performance Report. Committee for Transportation Mobility & Accessibility Minutes Page 5 of 9 January 12, 2017

6 16. Draft Transit Service Plan Jay Tyree, Transportation Planner, provided a brief report, highlighting: 1) Project goals: 2) Project schedule; 3) Last Summer s community outreach; 4) VTA Board decision; 5) More residents and jobs on frequent network; 6) Access for current riders; 7) More weekend service; 8) Existing grid frequent routes; 9) Proposed expanded grid of frequent routes; 10) Existing rapid service; 11) Proposed rapid service; 12) Proposed transit network; 13) VTA fare study; 14) Proposed light rail network; 15) BART connections Milpitas; BART connections Berryessa; 17) Transit access from Lockheed Martin; 18) Project website; and 19) Project schedule. Mr. Vogel announced there will be a workshop scheduled on February 1, 2017, with extended discussion on this item and how it affects paratransit. Chairperson Morrow requested staff provide the link to the Next Network Project website to the Committee. Member Bonilla arrived at the meeting and took her seat at 10:45 a.m. Ex-Officio Member Cahan requested a link to the old plan be identified more clearly on the website. Member Darling requested additional explanation of graphics be included in the presentations. Member Medrano requested an audio recording of the changes be provided. Chairperson Morrow requested staff follow-up on her request. a report on the Draft Transit Service Plan. 17. (Removed from the Agenda.) Receive and review the Next Network Paratransit Service Area Analysis. 18. Paratransit Account Balance Practice Change Mr. Vogel provided a brief overview of the staff report. Member Michaels noted her disagreement with the determination to eliminate allowances. Members of the Committee expressed concern with users that may have financial difficulties. Members of the Committee inquired about the following: 1) if reminders can be mailed to individuals; 2) if funds can be added into an account by phone; 3) if credit cards can be used for subscription trips and auto payments set up; and 4) liability to VTA. Chairperson Morrow requested Accounts Receivable staff meet with him after the meeting. Ex-Officio Member Cahan left the meeting at 11:21 p.m. On Order of Chairperson Morrow and there being no objection, the Committee received and reviewed the Paratransit Account Balance Practice Change to eliminate the allowance of negative account balances. Committee for Transportation Mobility & Accessibility Minutes Page 6 of 9 January 12, 2017

7 19. CH2M Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Paratransit Eligibility Assessment Richard Weiner, Nelson\Nygaard, provided a presentation, highlighting: 1) Purpose; 2) Peer review; 3) Contracting approach, 4) Process approach; 5) Estimating contracting costs; 6) Contracted eligibility model; and 7) Summary. Member Hewitt left the meeting at 11:39 p.m. Members of the Committee expressed concern with the following: 1) having individuals recertify especially if they have a condition that will not improve; 2) education of perspective clients; 3) process being confrontational; 4) reliable sources of assessments; and 5) treatment of individuals with disabilities that are not readily visible. Mr. Weiner indicated those able to ride fixed route service would still be eligible for certification to ride paratransit. He indicated there would be a box that could be checked on the application so individuals would not be required to be seen for recertification if they have a condition that is not expected to improve. CH2M's report on Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) paratransit eligibility assessment. Member Medrano left the meeting at 11:49 a.m. 20. VTA s Paratransit Operations and Maintenance Procurement Process Mr. Vogel provided a status update on the procurement process for paratransit operations and maintenance noting that the Board is scheduled to consider contract award in February an update on VTA s Paratransit Operations and maintenance procurement process. 21. Work Plan Update Chairperson Morrow indicated he would like to have a discussion with staff regarding the feasibility of developing a privacy policy for Access Paratransit clients. Member Fitzgerald indicated she would like to be included. Mr. Vogel indicated a February 2017 workshop would be added to the Work Plan and an update on the 5310 grant funding public hearing. Mr. Morrow requested a future item be added to the Work Plan to reevaluate processes and mechanisms for data collection, data analysis, and other relevant information that the future paratransit broker can analyze. Member Fitzgerald suggested having some kind of interview or interaction from current riders of the paratransit vendor that VTA is considering. the Work Plan Update. Committee for Transportation Mobility & Accessibility Minutes Page 7 of 9 January 12, 2017

8 REPORTS 22. Committee Staff Report Bernice Alaniz, Director of Communications, provided a report on the rebranding of VTA, highlighting: 1) Steps to new brand; 2) New brand; 3) Displaying brand; 4) Collateral; 5) Facilities; 6) Fleet; 7) Express and standard bus; and 8) Light Rail. Mr. Vogel indicated the General Manager s report would be provided to the Committee via and at the February 1, 2017, Workshop due to meeting time constraints. He provided a report and presentation on the paratransit takeover, highlighting: 1) Emergency contract authorized with MV Transportation; 2) Paradigm shifts; 3) Progress; and 4) New paratransit facilities. the Committee Staff Report. 23. Citizens Advisory Committee (CAC)/Citizens Watchdog Committee (CWC) Report Chairperson Morrow provided the following report from the January 11, 2017, Citizens Advisory Committee (CAC)/Citizens Watchdog Committee (CWC) meeting, highlighting: 1) committee response to rebranding; 2) draft transit plan and the walkability for seniors and the disabled community as service is reduced; and 3) requested the Caltrain Electrification implementation presentation shown at the CAC be sent to the Committee. He also requested Caltrain staff attend a Committee meeting so accessibility issues can be addressed. the Citizens Advisory Committee (CAC)/Citizens Watchdog Committee (CWC) report. 24. Chairperson's Report OTHER Chairperson Morrow thanked the Committee, staff and colleagues for all of their work during his tenure as Chairperson of the Committee and expressed appreciation for the hard work of the Board Office staff. He thanked Jim Unites, Mr. Vogel, and team for all of their help. 25. ANNOUNCEMENTS There were no Announcements. 26. ADJOURNMENT On order of Chairperson Morrow and there being no objection, the meeting was adjourned at 12:11 p.m. Committee for Transportation Mobility & Accessibility Minutes Page 8 of 9 January 12, 2017

9 Respectfully submitted, Menominee L. McCarter, Board Assistant VTA Office of the Board Secretary Committee for Transportation Mobility & Accessibility Minutes Page 9 of 9 January 12, 2017